How does unschooling differ from homeschooling?

Michele Borba

Psychology

Unschooling is not the same as homeschooling -- it’s really a subset of the homeschooling movement. Perhaps the easiest way to convey the difference is this: In homeschooling the parents make decisions on how to best educate the child, while in unschooling the child somehow makes those decisions for herself.

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